Whether you’ve just escaped from the polar vortex — minus-50 wind chill in Chicago! — or have merely been braving L.A.’s 70 degree temps, the new year gets off to a wild start this weekend. Riots. Bombs. Cocktails. (Not Molotov) And if your New Year’s resolutions include not wearing pants in public, read on. Luckily, you don’t…

Go Go’ers, the new year is inching into the fun zone. Food. Film. Buildings made of cans. Somehow, you knew there’d be cans. Can Do, Can Do The monthly Downtown Art Walk is equal parts street party, bar hop and culture crawl. The year’s first downtown hoedown adds a charitable component with CanStructionLA , which is making…